AUTOROTATION


Meaning of AUTOROTATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -rō-ˈtā-shən ]

noun

Date: 1918

: the turning of the rotor of an autogiro or a helicopter with the resulting lift caused solely by the aerodynamic forces induced by motion of the rotor along its flight path

• au·to·ro·tate -ˈrō-ˌtāt intransitive verb

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